Amma
Amma is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 508 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Amma
If you do not know Amma’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Amma,” in English, “Guten Tag Amma,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Amma,
German
Guten Tag Amma,
French
Bonjour Amma,
Spanish
Estimado/a Amma:
Chinese
Amma您好：
Japanese
Amma様
English
Hi Amma,
German
Hi Amma,
French
Salut Amma,
Spanish
Hola Amma,
Chinese
Amma你好：
Japanese
Ammaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 508 female · 508 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Amma a male or female name?
Amma is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Amma in an email?
If you do not know Amma’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Amma,” in English, “Guten Tag Amma,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Amma a unisex name?
Amma is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Amma a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/amma. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_amma,
title = {Is Amma a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/amma},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}